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At this time last spring, the chances of WBBM-AM 780 and ABC-7 becoming broadcast outlets for the Cubs were about as unlikely as the team being able to sign Jon Lester for $155 million. A year later, both stations are preparing to air games featuring the new Cubs ace. Note the lineup changes, as the 2015 season officially brings a dramatic shift in the broadcast landscape for the Cubs. WBBM takes over as the new flagship radio station, ending WGN-AM 720's run with the team, which seemed destined to go on forever. "It does seem a bit surreal," Ron Gleason, WBBM's director of news and programming, said of the swirl of Cubs-related activity at the station. Meanwhile,...

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The Cardinals have beaten up on a trio of bad teams in the Falcons, Texans and Jaguars to improve to 6-4, so it's hard to tell if they are for real or not. This weekend's game against the Colts will be revealing.

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At this time last spring, the chances of WBBM-AM 780 and ABC-7 becoming broadcast outlets for the Cubs were about as unlikely as the team being able to sign Jon Lester for $155 million. A year later, both stations are preparing to air games featuring...

TEMPE, Ariz. — For two hours Sunday, on a unique stage in Arizona, Michael Bush pushed his hardest to prove a point — that he still belongs in the NFL, that his abrupt exit from Chicago last year has never sat well and that he isn't willing to accept...

Michael Sam is among the players getting another chance at joining a National Football League team thanks to an idea hatched by three Ivy League graduates.
The inaugural Veteran Combine is scheduled for Sunday in Tempe, Arizona, where 100 free agents...

Billy Wright was 2-for-3 with a homer and three runs scored as Judson beat visiting Roosevelt 6-3 Friday in Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball.Troy Vandenbroek went 3-for-4 with a run and two EBI for rhe Eagles (15-5, 4-0), while Luke...

O'Brien Schofield's NFL career continues to be, in a manner of speaking, for the birds.
The soon-to-be 28-year-old from North Chicago started out with the Cardinals, moved on to the Seahawks, and is now a Falcon after signing with Atlanta last week.
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The Bears have had their share of free agent bargains and busts over the years.
Five best
Erik Kramer, QB, 1994: After sharing playing time with the Lions for three seasons, he joined the Bears and set franchise passing records in his second year when...

PHOENIX — Larry Fitzgerald is staying with the Arizona Cardinals, the only home he's known in his 11-year NFL career.
The eight-time Pro Bowl wide receiver has agreed to a restructured, two-year contract, Cardinals general manager Steve Keim announced at...

It's not often that you find a photo of your grandfather hanging on a wall in a pizza parlor — much less a shot of him in football gear with the rest of the 1925 Green Bay Packers.But that's what happened to John Knecht last November when he stopped...

MOBILE, Ala. — As the Bears work to fill out John Fox's coaching staff and review personnel there is also the task of preparing for the NFL draft, the lifeblood of any organization, especially one in a rebuilding phase.
Fox and new general manager Ryan...

The Seahawks have been tough at the end of the season and even tougher at the end of games.
The defending Super Bowl champions, who sputtered earlier this season, have won their last six games and haven't allowed a fourth-quarter point during that...

The Bears forged ahead on a new path Thursday when they hired Ryan Pace as their general manager. In making the 37-year-old the youngest GM in the NFL, they eschewed any connection to their recent checkered history.
Whether the team's fate improves under...

ST. LOUIS -- City officials said Wednesday that the owner of the Rams isn't returning their calls, so they plan to work directly with the NFL on efforts to keep a team — any team — in St. Louis amid speculation the Rams are headed back to Los Angeles.
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Square one for George McCaskey and Ted Phillips was inside the Halas Hall news conference room on Monday. At the end of a dysfunctional 5-11 season, there they were, discussing another search for a general manager and coach.
It has been only three...

The Bears' search for a general manager will intensify Tuesday as they begin interviewing candidates at Halas Hall.
Lake Dawson, the Titans' vice president of player personnel, is set to meet with the Bears on Tuesday, according to a league source....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — If you believe in the idea that defense travels, you can't discount the .500 Panthers in the postseason.
Ron Rivera's swarming Panthers defense set an NFL playoff record in a 27-16 wild-card round victory Saturday at Bank of America...

In his first days as the new Bears general manager, Ryan Pace already has come to recognize the magnitude of his first order of business. The Bears are still in need of a new coach to replace Marc Trestman. And Pace is suddenly at the controls of that...

PHOENIX — Just living the dream. And looking for more.
Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers won his second MVP award Saturday night, and J.J. Watt swept away the voters the way he sweeps quarterbacks off their feet to take top defensive honors.
Rodgers, also the...

With the Chicago Bears in Day 3 of their quest to find a general manager and head coach, it has become apparent they are motivated to make progress on both fronts simultaneously.
The Bears have arranged an interview with Broncos offensive coordinator...

With additional freedom comes more immediate responsibility for Ryan Pace.
The sixth general manager in Bears history has more options than his predecessor Phil Emery did at the outset. It's what Pace does with his choices in coming days and months...

To mark the 86th anniversary of Chicago's St. Valentine's Day Massacre, we recall some memorable Chicago sports massacres.Bears 73, Redskins 0 (Dec. 8, 1940): George Halas surprised the Redskins with his T-formation offense in the NFL championship...